Looking for The Pirate Bay alternatives? You have come to the right place.

The Pirate Bay (TPB) is one of the most visited torrent download websites in the world. However, lately, there has been an increase in its server downtime. Lately, the Dark web domain for The Pirate Bay is also offline.

Moreover, The Pirate Bay was caught twice secretly mining cryptocurrency using the computing power (CPU) of its visitors. Therefore now, it is time to explore The Pirate Bay alternatives and look no further; here are best The Pirate Bay alternatives for 2018.

Important Notice:

Always use VPN or Tor while surfing websites mentioned above. You can check our list of best 5 VPNs which should be given a chance.

1. Torlock

Torlock is one of a kind of torrent websites. The team running the site claim to provide 100% verified torrents and challenges anyone to point out one single fake torrent and get $1 in return. The official slogan for the site is “The No Fakes Torrent Site” and it can be accessed here at Torlock.com.

2. KickassTorrents

It is a fact that KickassTorrents’ original domain was shut downand Andrew Vaulin, its alleged administratorwas arrestedin Poland in 2016 but the site’s original team came back with a new domainand since then, it’s kicking asses by providing exactly the same service as back in the day. Keep in mind the only and official website of KickassTorrent isKatcr.co so do not fall for scam and mirror sites.

3. RARBG

RARBG is a 9-year-old torrent website providing torrent files and magnet links to facilitate peer-to-peer file distribution. If you are a fan of TV shows and movies RARBG is the site to visit. Also, all the listings on the site come with thumbnails and preview links making it easy for the user to decide whether to watch the content or not. RARBG’s website can be accessed here at Rarbg.to.

4. YTS

Once known as Yify, YTS is also a known torrent download website. According to us, its simple design and user-friendly ads combined with quality content are what makes it worthy of a place. Remember, there are several mirror websites claiming to be the official ones, therefore, watch out. The official YTS website can be accessed here at Yts.am.

5. ExtraTorrent

It is true that on May 17, 2017, ExtraTorrent suddenlydisappeared with a messagethat the site has been permanently shut down, however, it made a comeback with a new domain. You can download torrents related to movies, TV shows, anime, books, images, games, software, and apps.

The official website of ExtraTorrent can be accessed here at Extratorrent.cd.

6. YourBittorrent

YourBittorrent claims to hold the largest amount of verified torrents in the world and that makes it a prominent alternative for The Pirate Bay. YourBittorrent is simple and user-friendly for everyone including those who are new to the BitTorrent and the torrenting world. The official website of YourBittorrent can be accessed here at Yourbittorrent.com.

7. TorrentDownloads

TorrentDownloads is a user-friendly and one of the most visited high-quality torrent provider website. You can download torrents related to TV shows, movies, music, games, software, anime, and books, etc. The official website of TorrentDownloads can be accessed here at Torrentdownloads.me.

8. iDope

iDope is another alternative for The Pirate Bay. iDope claims it never tracks its visitors. Its domain works under two slogans 1: “The torrent search engine that doesn’t track you” and 2: “A tribute to Kickass Torrents.”

iDope can also be accessed onDark Webwhile it also offers aChrome Pluginand an Android app. Its official website can be accessed at idope.se.

9. TorrentFunk

TorrentFunk is a pretty popular torrent downloading platform and home to almost 30 million verified torrents. TorrentFunk lets you search and download torrents on categories like movies, TV shows, games, music, software, anime, and eBooks.

TorrentFunk’s uptime is way better than The Pirate Bay and can be accessed at Torrentfunk.com.

10: BTScene

BTScene is a new torrent service provider. It allows users to download music, games, software, TV shows, movies, and anime related torrents. You can access BTScene at BTScene.com.

There are several other alternatives for The Pirate Bay but most of them contain aggressive advertising however if you are aware of a website that you think can make it onto the list of The Pirate Bay alternatives, do share it with us in the comment section.

Waqas Amir is a Milan-based cybersecurity journalist with a passion for covering latest happenings in cyber security and tech world. In addition to being the founder of this website, Waqas is also into gaming, reading and investigative journalism.

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